Jason Steinhauer operates at the intersection of history, tech, social media, and politics. Technology has profoundly re-organized our ways of knowing things about the world, and the positive and negative effects of technology must be balanced with a humanistic perspective. Steinhauer brings this approach to his work, where he writes and speaks about how social media, tech, and the web are shaping our history, politics, and future.
At this small-group, brown-bag workshop, Steinhauer will discuss his organization, The History Communication Institute (HCI), which promotes the effective and ethical communication of history through new media and new technologies. This informal workshop is designed for graduate students, faculty, and staff interested in exploring the ways in which they can harness new media and communication tools—from social media platforms like Twitter, Reddit, and Instagram to podcasts and video games—to record, archive, and share histories in meaningful ways.
RSVPs are required and seats are limited. All who RSVP will be asked to submit a question and/or an example of new media that they would welcome Steinhauer to reflect on (this may be a work-in-progress). These materials will be shared ahead of time and will shape the overall discussion of the growing media landscape of scholarly voices and histories.
To join, please send an email with your name and affiliation to: rsvp@humanities.wisc.edu We welcome you to bring a lunch, and light refreshments will be available.
Please also consider joining another event with Jason Steinhauer:
History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 4:30 to 6:30 PM
- 4:30 to 5:30 PM: Presentation
- 5:30 to 6:30 PM: Reception and Book Signing
Sponsored by the Friends of UW Madison Libraries in collaboration with the George L. Mosse Program, the Public History Project, UW-Madison Center for the Humanities, University Archives & Records Management, the Wisconsin Historical Society, and the UW-Madison Folklore Studies program.
